Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry

Name: Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry
Yield: serves 4, 1 heaping cup per serving
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon bottled stir-fry sauce (lowest sodium available); 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon canola or corn oil; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, all visible fat discarded, thinly sliced; 1 cup broccoli florets, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper; 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrot; 1/2 cup canned baby corn, rinsed, drained, and cut into bite-size pieces; 2 medium green onions, sliced; 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic or 2 medium garlic cloves, minced

December 9, 2011

This basic stir-fry recipe gives you many options. You can choose between the Asian and Italian flavorings (see Italian Stir-Fry on page 147), and you can vary the meat by replacing the chicken with round steak, pork chops or tenderloin, firm-fleshed fish, bay scallops, or tofu. Save even more time by using precut vegetables or frozen mixed vegetables (no need to thaw before cooking). Even if you make only half this recipe, you’ll probably want to make the entire amount of sauce.

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